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Chapter 4

           Aftermanytearsanunwrittencontractwasdrawnupbetweenus:first,thatIwouldneverleaveMarfaPetrovnaandwouldalwaysbeherhusband;secondly,thatIwouldneverabsentmyselfwithoutherpermission;thirdly,thatIwouldneversetupapermanentmistress;fourthly,inreturnforthis,MarfaPetrovnagavemeafreehandwiththemaidservants,butonlywithhersecretknowledge;fifthly,Godforbidmyfallinginlovewithawomanofourclass;sixthly,incaseIwhichGodforbidshouldbevisitedbyagreatseriouspassionIwasboundtorevealittoMarfaPetrovna.Onthislastscore,however,MarfaPetrovnawasfairlyatease.Shewasasensiblewomanandsoshecouldnothelplookinguponmeasadissoluteprofligateincapableofreallove.Butasensiblewomanandajealouswomanaretwoverydifferentthings,andthat’swherethetroublecamein.Buttojudgesomepeopleimpartiallywemustrenouncecertainpreconceivedopinionsandourhabitualattitudetotheordinarypeopleaboutus.Ihavereasontohavefaithinyourjudgmentratherthaninanyone’s.PerhapsyouhavealreadyheardagreatdealthatwasridiculousandabsurdaboutMarfaPetrovna.Shecertainlyhadsomeveryridiculousways,butItellyoufranklythatIfeelreallysorryfortheinnumerablewoesofwhichIwasthecause.Well,andthat’senough,Ithink,bywayofadecorousoraisonfunèbreforthemosttenderwifeofamosttenderhusband.

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